{"id":98907,"date":"2024-01-17T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=98907"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:52:11","slug":"rockland-drug-traffickers-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visionrockland.ca\/en\/justice-faits-divers\/rockland-drug-traffickers-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockland drug traffickers charged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Four drug traffickers arrested in Rockland last year have been charged.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have just recently sent out a press release that slipped through the cracks regarding a drug bust in Rockland that happened back on May 31, 2023. Three different residences in Rockland were searched as part of a drug trafficking investigation, and as a result, four individuals were arrested and charged.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mar Bergeron, 51, from Rockland was charged with possession of methamphetamine and cocaine, for the purpose of trafficking.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fanny Menard, 30, from Rockland was charged with possession of methamphetamine, cocaine, and opioids other than heroine for the purpose of trafficking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Eric Mercier, 40, from Rockland was charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of stolen property under $5,000, two counts of possession of methamphetamine, three counts of possession of cocaine, and one count of possession of opioids other than heroin for the purpose of trafficking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Finally Luc Viau, 60, from Rockland was charged with possession of cocaine and other drugs for the purpose of trafficking. He was also charged with possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Officers seized suspected cocaine, speed pills, crack, hydromorphone pills, drug paraphernalia, and various items related to drug trafficking, all with an approximate value of over $60,000, as well as a large amount of cash and a 2021 Ford Bronco. No new leads arose due to the investigation, but according to OPP Media Relations Officer Bill Dickson, that doesn\u2019t mean there aren\u2019t more leads to be found.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe know that large-scale drug dealers are working with people in the smaller communities. We\u2019ll find people from the Toronto area bringing drugs into some of the communities farther north,\u201d Dickson said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s people from the larger communities bringing it in or people importing from Toronto, it ends up in our smaller communities. Drug use knows no boundaries when it comes to municipalities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four drug traffickers arrested in Rockland last year have been charged.\u00a0 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have just recently sent out a press release that slipped through the cracks regarding a drug bust in Rockland that happened back on May 31, 2023. 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